ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2023
The Relationships of Dentition, Use of Dental Prothesis and Oral Health Problems with Frailty, Disability and Diet Quality: Results from Population-Based Studies of Older Adults from the UK and USA.
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- Association between oral health status and frailty in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Value of Oral Health Assessments for Older People with Memory Complaints Visiting a Memory Clinic for a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Dietary intake characteristics in older adults: A systematic review of physical, social, psychological, and behavioral limitations.JAR life · 2026Article
- Poor Oral Health in Adults and Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Enhancing Preclinical Training for Removable Partial Dentures Through Participatory 3D Simulation: Development and Usability Study.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Research trends in oral health and frailty studies: a bibliometric and visual analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Lifestyles associated with complete tooth loss in elderly people in Brazil, 2019.Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil · 2025Article
- Investigating Frailty, Polypharmacy, Malnutrition, Chronic Conditions, and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Large Population-Based Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
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- Oral frailty: a concept analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the relationships of dental status, use and types of dental prothesis and oral health problems, individually and combined, with diet quality, frailty and disability in two population-based studies of older adults.
designCross-sectional study. SETTING AND
participantsMen form the British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) (aged 85±4 years in 2018; n=1013) and Men and Women from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (HABC) Study (aged 75±3 years in 1998-99; n=1975). MEASUREMENTS: Physical and dental examinations and questionnaires were collected with data available for dental status, oral problems related to eating, diet quality, Fried frailty phenotype, disability based on mobility limitations, and activities of daily living (ADL). The associations of dental status and oral health problems, individually and combined, with risk of frailty and disability were quantified. The relationship with diet quality was also assessed.
resultsIn the BRHS, but not HABC Study, impaired natural dentition without the use of dentures was associated with frailty independently. This relationship was only established in the same group in those with oral problems (OR=3.24; 95% CI: 1.30-8.03). In the HABC Study, functional dentition with oral health problems was associated with greater risk of frailty (OR=2.21; 95% CI: 1.18-4.15). In both studies those who wore a full or partial denture in one or more jaw who reported oral problems were more likely to have disability. There was no association with diet quality in these groups.
conclusionOlder adults with impaired dentition even who use dentures who experience self-report oral problems related to eating may be at increased risk of frailty and disability. Further research is needed to establish whether improving oral problems could potentially reduce the occurrence of frailty and disability.
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